Waynesville_Regional_Airport_at_Forney_Field

Waynesville–St. Robert Regional Airport

Waynesville–St. Robert Regional Airport

Airport in Fort Leonard Wood

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport[1][2] (IATA: TBN[3], ICAO: KTBN, FAA LID: TBN), also known as Forney Field, is a public and military use airport located at Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.[1] The airport's passenger terminal is operated under the control of the U.S. Army and general aviation is under the direction of a board named by the cities of Waynesville and St. Robert.[4] Formerly known as Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, it is served by one commercial airline with scheduled service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

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It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was known as Forney Army Airfield until 1998.[6] It was attached to Fort Leonard Wood and was part of the Army Service Forces.

Facilities and aircraft

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport covers an area of 237 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 1,159 feet (353 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,037 by 150 feet (1,840 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 25,807 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 50% military, 32% general aviation and 18% scheduled commercial. In June 2021, there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 5 military.[1]

Airline and destinations

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Statistics

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Accidents and Incidents

  • On August 4, 1955, American Airlines Flight 476, a Convair CV-240 flying from Tulsa to New York crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after the No. 2 engine caught fire. While descending the right wing caught fire and eventually failed, crashing in a forest 1 km NW of the airport. All 30 occupants (3 crew, 27 passengers) died. The investigation revealed a defective cylinder in the No. 2 engine failed, causing the fire.[20]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for TBN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 17, 2021.
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    "Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport". City of St. Robert. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
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    "TBN / KTBN – Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri". Great Circle Mapper.
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    Rudi Keller (September 15, 2009). "U.S. Department of Transportation pushes back deadline for airline recommendations". Southeast Missourian.
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    "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
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    "Forney Army Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org.
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    "Route Map". Contour Airlines. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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    "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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    "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
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    "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
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    "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
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    "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
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    "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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    "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
  15. [15]
    "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
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    "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
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    "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
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    "Calendar Year 2018 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
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    "Calendar Year 2019 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  20. [20]
    Accident description for N94221 at the Aviation Safety Network

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1996-1167) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2007-3-5: selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at the above communities (Burlington, IA; Cape Girardeau, MO; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Jackson, TN; Marion/Herrin, IL, Owensboro, KY) for the two-year period from June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2009, using 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft as follows: Big Sky at Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Owensboro for a combined annual subsidy of $3,247,440; and Great Lakes at Burlington, Fort Leonard Wood, and Marion/Herrin for a combined annual subsidy of $2,590,461.
    • Order 2009-10-13: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized EAS at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for the two-year period from November 1, 2009, through October 31, 2011, at an annual subsidy of $1,292,906.
    • Order 2010-9-9: selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air to provide EAS at Fort Leonard Wood, for an annual subsidy of $1,478,102, also for a two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates service. An additional $959,664 in annual subsidy may be incurred when all-cargo flights are used to transport luggage to/from Fort Leonard Wood.
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